Freddie Cash wrote: > Oliver Fromme wrote: > > If asked what "-alias" does, I would reply that it is an > > alias for "delete" or "remove", which removes an IP address > > from an interface. According to the docs, the IP address > > to be removed must be specified. The docs don't mention > > what happens if none is specified, so the behaviour is > > undefined and should not be relied on. It just happens > > [insert tongue into cheek] > Hmmm, so if the behaviour is undefined, and should not be relied upon, > why is everyone arguing to keep it as they rely upon it? :)
Good question. Personally I use that "feature" only at the shell prompt (interactively) because it saves typing and potentially reduces typing errors. And I see imemdiately if it fails or produces unexpected results. In scripts I always use the documented syntax, so there's no danger. > If no one should be relying upon this undefined behaviour, then why > not fix it and make it reliable? Exactly. That's what I'm suggesting. Fix the manual page, so the behaviour isn't undefined anymore, thus make it reliable. ;-) Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart Any opinions expressed in this message are personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix GmbH & Co KG in any way. FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "I started using PostgreSQL around a month ago, and the feeling is similar to the switch from Linux to FreeBSD in '96 -- 'wow!'." -- Oddbjorn Steffensen _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
